Fans of Judi Barsness, take heart, Chez Jude Restaurant, Catering and Cooking School has been sold, but it will be open under her care until the end of October, when Ed Straub and Cindy Carpenter- Straub will take over. The restaurant has been for sale for several years. The deal for Straubs to purchase the fine eatery happened the first... READ MORE >
A large crowd of locals gathered to watch Kieran Scannell take on Proctor’s Matt Welch at the Cook County High School Invitational held on the Pincushion Mountain trails in Grand Marais. Scannell set the 5K course record of 16:59 as a sophomore but transferred to a private high school out east where he has continued to compete in track and... READ MORE >
The Cook County High School girls’ volleyball team picked up two wins in its first two outings, although both matches were almost too close for comfort. First up for the Vikes was a trip to Duluth Marshall on August 30 to face the Hilltoppers. Hitting on all cylinders, the Vikings took the first game 25-8 and it looked like it... READ MORE >
It took three plays for the Viking football team to show fans what they might come to expect this fall. Peter Warren took a hand-off from quarterback Kale Boomer and behind an onslaught of excellent blocks found a gaping hole to explode through and raced 43 yards for a touchdown. On the next series of plays Two Harbors faced a... READ MORE >
With low humidity and temps in the 60s, it was a glorious day to ride mountain bikes on Sunday, September 2, as 75 riders from across the Northland came together to pedal the hilly single and double track trails of Pincushion Mountain. But first they had to get to the trails, which is no easy feat. Riders assembled on Broadway... READ MORE >
Ray Block believes someone could make money raising apples in Cook County. Block also believes his irrigated apple orchard could provide a fire block against wildfires and help provide better nutrition to local school kids and the elderly. If his dreams become a reality, Block might become the Johnny Appleseed of Northern Minnesota. “I’m using a system called the tall... READ MORE >
As Cook County students prepare to hit the books, they are also hitting the fields and courts. The Cook County News-Herald talked to coaches this week about their expectations for the upcoming season. Cross country runners ready With a nice mix of veterans and new runners, Head Coach April Wahlstrom said the Cook County boys’ and girls’ cross country teams... READ MORE >
Steve Greisert, of Community Partners Research, Inc. (CPR) came before the Tofte town board on Thursday, August 9 with results of an analysis for rental housing demand for seniors in the Tofte area, and based on that study he recommended the board support a proposal by a private developer to build a senior rental complex. The board hired CPR early... READ MORE >
The Tofte Town Board and citizens gathered at the Tofte Town hall on Tuesday, August 21 to hear about the proposed senior housing project adjacent to the Birch Grove Community Center in Tofte. Project Architect Jody Anderson of DSGW, an architectural firm in Duluth, presented preliminary drawings of where the cottages and road might be located. Anderson said the buildings... READ MORE >
In her report to the Tofte Town board on August 9, Rescue Squad Chief Louise Trachta said, “We’ve been constantly busy. We had three tricky rescues on Temperance River recently and thankfully, no deaths. We reported to an accident by Satellite Inn. It was a medical problem with a driver and again, the crew handled it well. We’re rolling along... READ MORE >
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